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Chocolate chunk cookies are one of my favorite treats. When I was at the grocery store on the weekend I noticed a new brand of chocolate chip cookies. The package advertised two main selling points: 1. They were made with real butter. 2. They had more chocolate than any other ingredient. The cookies sounded pretty good and I was immediately craving chocolate chip cookies. I was almost thinking about getting them but I quickly realized that I would have much more fun making them myself.

They recipe that I normally use for chocolate chip cookies already had real butter and more chocolate than any other ingredient so I was set to go. But, I wanted to play around a bit and I had recently seen a few chocolate chunk cookie recipes that called for pecans. I though that the pecans would add a nice flavour to the cookies but I was in the mood for the texture of a plain chocolate chip cookie. I decided to try pulsing the pecans in the food processor so that they would give the flavour without changing the texture too much.

The cookies turned out really good! I of course could not resist trying them while they were still warm from the oven. They were nice and soft and gooey on the inside and a touch crispy on the outside. They pecans added a nice yet subtle flavour that I enjoyed. I placed some of the cookies in the fridge after they cooled as I like the texture of the cool chocolate in a chocolate chunk cookie.

Directions:1. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.3. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.4. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet.5. Mix in the chocolate and the pecans.6. Place the dough onto a cookie sheet one table spoon at a time.7. Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.

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these look SO good! what a great idea you had! chocolate chip/chunk cookies are my favorite dessert; i love the flavors of chocolate and nuts together, but i hate nuts in chocolate chip cookies because it ruins the texture! these look awesome!

it's been a cookie months all over the blogging world:) there are so many cookies out there:) Kevin, yours looks delicious! i love chocolate inside cookies. it's my daughter's favorite too. i have quite few recipes for this, but keep yours too for next time! the picture is gorgeous, too!

I love the huge chunks of chocolate in this cookie! I also love the idea of pulsing the nuts to give the flavor but not the texture. BRILLIANT!! All this needs is some ice cream, and I would be GOLDEN!

we are in the process of baking our last batch of these scrum-diddly-umptious cookies! they are delicious! and we've discovered that you can substitute maple syrup for vanilla extract. yay for midnight baking sessions! thanks for the recipe. cheers!

Hello there! I really like your recipe.i tried it out, however the cookies turned out a little too flat and the chocolate didt melt.but it was really good!any idea how i can make it a little thicker with the chocolate melting inside?was it the wrong chocolate used or too big chunks?

Aaliyah Anonymous: You could try chilling the dough before baking or adding another 1/8 cup of all purpose flour to stop the cookies from spreading so much. I am not sure why the chocolate would not melt. I know that it cools and sets quickly after coming out of the oven.

Hey...just found your blog and tried these cookies. They are GREAT..i used toasted almonds and left them whole tho,as I like the crunch (wanted macadamias but had none..very exp here in NZ!) also used half white choc chunks...so not EXACTLY as these...but totally inspired by them...and your recipe with some extras thrown in! haha..thanks so much for sharing.love your cooking!jessie, nelson, nz

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